Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner Announce Plan to Revive Life Magazine
The announcement comes more than 20 years after Life, which was initially founded in New York City in 1883, stopped its regular publications.
The maker of Oakley and Ray-Ban showed signs of recovery. But a second coronavirus wave threatens another heavy blow to results.
With everyone working from home, brands and retailers have seen sales for blue light-blocking 'screen readers' surge. Has the pandemic helped the category find its feet?
The Italian eyewear company said the exit of Fendi, Dior and Givenchy could result in a $220 million dent in sales.
The eyewear company has agreed to purchase 70 percent of Blenders Eyewear, in a deal estimated to be worth $90 million.
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After recently diffusing internal leadership rivalries and acquiring Grandvision for $8 billion, the Franco-Italian eyewear group is setting its sights on Asia, Africa and Latin America for expansion.
Safilo said earlier this month it would lose its license at the end of 2020 to use the Dior brand, which accounted for 14 percent of sales in the first half and which will likely go instead to LVMH's eyewear partner Marcolin.
The deal was announced as the Franco-Italian eyewear company reported first-half earnings that beat analysts’ estimates.
The Franco-Italian company and GrandVision’s controlling shareholder, HAL, could reach an agreement as early as this week, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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This week, everyone will be talking about the fight for control of EssilorLuxottica, the apparel industry's sustainability mission at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit and the latest technologies on display at VivaTech. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
This week, everyone will be talking about the fight for control of EssilorLuxottica, the apparel industry's sustainability mission at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit and the latest technologies on display at VivaTech. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
Shares in EssilorLuxottica, the world’s largest eyewear company, have slumped 22 percent since the two brands merged.
Despite avoiding advertising, influencers and discount deals, British direct-to-consumer eyewear brand Cubitts has opened seven stores in five years and is in it for the long haul.
With estimated 2018 revenues of $40 million, the Dutch direct-to-consumer eyewear brand is looking towards the UK and Germany to further its growth.
The announcement comes more than 20 years after Life, which was initially founded in New York City in 1883, stopped its regular publications.
A deadline to submit initial offers passed on Thursday, with a final deal expected to close mid-April.
Shoppers “get bored very quickly,” Régis Schultz, JD Sports’ CEO, said.
British sportswear retailer JD Sports said trading conditions remained challenging after its like-for-like sales dropped in January, resulting in fourth-quarter growth of just 0.1 percent.
Luxury watchmaker Favre Leuba plans to unveil more than two dozen timepieces later this year, priced as much as 24,000 Swiss francs ($26,489), as part of a brand relaunch that seeks to expand the Swiss pioneer’s appeal beyond its majority Indian consumer base.
L Catterton, backed by French luxury group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, is launching a new vehicle to invest in Indian consumer-sector companies as it increases the focus on the fastest-growing major economy in the world.
The online market for secondhand apparel hit $20 billion in the US in 2023 and is expected to more than double over the next five years, according to a new report from ThredUp and Global Data.
The Swedish retailer recorded operating profit of 2.08 billion Swedish krona ($196 million), with operating margin more than doubling from the year before.